For example, those who they seldom visit and those who are as distant as possible, Tian Tian would not go to greet them during Chinese New Year. So although most of the people with the surname Tian are their relatives, more than half of them are people they seldom visit.
Now that their family is obviously getting better and better, these people can't help but visit them more frequently.
However, Tian Tian still didn't know the people she should know. She followed Lin Meiyu's introduction and called people one by one. The other elders were okay, as some of them were in their teens and were one or two years older than Tian Tian. Tian Tian even had to call them aunt.
Looking at those little kids with runny noses, Tian Tian really couldn't bring herself to call them "Auntie". After saying hello, they slipped into the kitchen to help watch the fire.
Those people didn't come to find Tian Tian. To them, no matter where Tian Tian married, this was Tian Tian's home. Besides, with Tian Lisong and Lin Meiyu around, they could ask Tian Tian for help at any time.
But Gu Zhao was different. He was a city dweller, a college student, and now had a job. They rarely saw him in daily life, so they were more willing to talk to Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao had a good memory and was a tactful person. He was able to get along among them and quickly gained the favor of most of them. With Gu Zhao there, no one remembered Tian Tian.
When the Chinese New Year was finally approaching, every household had more chores to do and these people no longer came to his house to chat. Lin Meiyu and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
Whenever someone came to the house, Lin Meiyu had to entertain them. Not only would she prepare some good wine and delicious food, but she would also have to provide peanuts and steamed buns.
Originally, Lin Meiyu had prepared a lot of peanuts and crispy snacks thinking that Gu Zhao might come over and that someone might come to the house, but she didn't expect so many people to come, and all the food she prepared was eaten.
Seeing that the New Year was approaching and there were no snacks at home, Lin Meiyu sent Tian Tian and Gu Zhao to the county town to buy some, also wanting them to have some fun in the county town.
It just so happened that Tian Tian and Gu Zhao had been entertaining guests every day and were tired, so the two of them happily followed the large group and rode on a ox cart to the county town.
Most of the people sitting on the ox cart were people of Tian Tian's age, and a small number were from Tian Tian's aunt's generation.
Originally, Tian Tian felt relieved when she saw the young wives who were about her age, but she didn't expect that these young wives were also very capable. They surrounded Tian Tian and Gu Zhao and asked them questions, and the aunts also helped them.
When the ox cart arrived at the county town, Tian Tian almost fled with Gu Zhao.
She pulled Gu Zhaoxian to the supply and marketing cooperative. Looking at the crowded scene of the cooperative, she felt a little scalp-tingling. She was really not good at squeezing in such a crowd.
Moreover, these aunts were so crazy that Tian Tian couldn't handle them at all.
Tian Tian stood at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, hesitating whether to go in.
Although there are some small private businesses now, the majority of the business is still in the supply and marketing cooperatives. Moreover, because everyone has tickets, the things sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives are much cheaper than those sold outside. During the Chinese New Year, everyone still gives priority to the supply and marketing cooperatives.
Gu Zhao looked at Tian Tian, his face full of "I don't want to squeeze in", and asked Tian Tian: "What did your aunt ask you to buy? Tell me, I'll help you solve it!"
Tian Tian turned around and looked at Gu Zhao in confusion, "Do you want to squeeze in? I might as well go in."
Most of the people here are aunts and young wives, so how could Gu Zhao squeeze in?
"Have you forgotten what I did before I went to college? I have connections. Just hand the things to me and I'll go find someone!" Gu Zhao blinked at Tian Tian and said with a smile.
Tian Tian suddenly realized and remembered that before going to college, Gu Zhao also worked in the black market in their county. At that time, Gu Zhao seemed to have rented a small house on purpose, thinking that in winter, he would go up the mountain to hunt and bring the game to the county. When it got dark, he would stay in the small house for one night and then sell it the next day.
Looking at Gu Zhao's appearance, even after he went to college, he did not cut off contact with the people he had interacted with in the black market before.
Tian Tian immediately told Gu Zhao everything Lin Meiyu wanted to buy without hesitation, and handed the money and tickets to him.
"Thank you very much. I won't go with you. I'll go find Shen Lingling. We can meet here at noon, okay?"
Gu Zhao put away the money and tickets, "Okay! Go find your friends and have fun!"
Gu Zhao has been in contact with Fang Siwen over the years, but he is not very familiar with Shen Lingling, and they have never even spoken a few words to each other.
He knew that Fang Siwen was now at a loss as to what to do with Shen Lingling, and he didn't know what the couple would do in the future.
Although he knew what Fang Siwen was thinking, he did not intend to get involved in the affairs between the couple. After all, although he and Fang Siwen had a good relationship, it was not the kind of brotherly friendship that was willing to die for each other. What's more, after everyone went to college, they actually parted ways. Over the years, they had only exchanged letters and had never met each other. He did not want to cause trouble for himself.
After the two agreed on a meeting time, they parted ways. Tian Tian first went to the small house that Shen Lingling rented.
In these three years, Shen Lingling has never moved to a new place and is still using the house that Tian Tian rented with her.
When Tian Tian went there, Tian Lili was the only one in the yard roasting chestnuts.
Tian Tian went over to help Tian Lili scoop out all the boiled chestnuts, and then poured new chestnuts into the pot, and then she started chatting with Tian Lili.
"Why are you still cooking so many chestnuts? Can you sell them?"
Tian Lili cooked so many chestnuts before because Tian Tian and Tian Yun were helping her, and business was good at that time, so there was a shortage of chestnuts.
The streets are full of small businesses now, and chestnuts are not uncommon among them. Besides, she and Tian Yun haven't come to help yet, so she doesn't know how these chestnuts are sold.
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